Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Accusations of bribery, tax evasion and influence peddling have come back to haunt a swiss based vehicle Inspection firm, SGS as parliament continues an inquiry into the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Inspection program. The matters resurfaced this morning when Kanvaly Bamba, the SGS Country Manager appeared …

Sembabule, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Godfrey Aine Kaguta, the younger brother to President Yoweri Museveni’s and Anifa Kawooya Bangirana have won National Resistance Movement party primaries in Sembabule district. The duo were declared winners of the NRM parliamentary flag bearers elections for Mawogola North and West constituencies respectively after polls …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |   A 65th minute goal from Vinicius Jr gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at home to Real Valladolid in the fourth round of matches in La Liga on Wednesday night. The Brazilian, who had entered the game as a substitute, took advantage of a loose …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A woman, who was allegedly assaulted by Local Defence Unit personnel enforcing Covid19 orders, has accused the Uganda People’s Defence Forces of neglecting her. Maria Namakula, who was beaten while returning from a clinic in Mityana Municipality, said she was promised by senior UPDF officers …

Brussels , Belgium| XINHUA |   The European Union (EU) launched an infringement procedure against the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday over a contentious bill that allegedly breaches the Brexit deal reached by the two sides in January 2020. The UK has not removed the “problematic part” of the bill, which …

Bukedi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Water and Environment has started demarcating wetlands in the Bukedi sub-region.        Last year President Museveni commissioned the Limoto Wetland Wise use demonstration site in Puti Puti sub-county Pallisa district and directed farmers and residents who had encroached on the …

Pader, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Pader District COVID-19 task force remains undecided on where to relocate COVID-19 patients currently occupying Kilak Corner Technical institute.  At least 90 students, among them 83 males and seven females all in their final year are expected to resume classes at Corner Kilak Technical institute …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Inspector-General of Police, Martin Ochola, has dispatched a team to Kigezi region to investigate the causes of the rising domestic violence. Ochola’s team is led by the head of community policing Assistant Commissioner of Police Anatoli Muleterwa. Several cases of domestic violence have been …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Musician-turned-Politician Joseph Mayanja alias Chameleone has said he will fight an independent battle and ensure that he becomes Kampala’s next Lord Mayor without the National Unity Platform ticket.  In the weeks leading to today’s nomination exercise, Mayanja was involved in a number of controversies in pursuit …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Mayor of Arua City Isa Kato has renounced his National Resistance Movement-NRM party membership and been nominated as an Independent candidate for the 2021 general elections, citing massive irregularities in the NRM primaries which have not been addressed. Kato lost the primaries after polling …